Land Rover recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling one model year 2015 Range Rover Sport vehicle manufactured November 16, 2014, and one 2015 LR4 vehicle manufactured November 11, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the 3.0L V6 supercharged engines may have improperly torqued connecting rod bolts. As a result, the connecting rod may separate from the crankshaft and the engine may seize.
What could happen
If the engine seizes there is an increased risk of a crash.
The fix
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected engines, free of charge. The recall began February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P055.
Vehicles covered
- Land Rover Lr4 2015
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V069000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Feb 6, 2015
- Owners notified
- Feb 27, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 11, 2014 to Nov 11, 2014
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
- Maker's own recall number
- P055
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Land Rover recall: Fuel system, gasoline Aug 12, 2021
- Land Rover recall: Air bags Jun 16, 2016
- Land Rover recall: Visibility Jun 17, 2015
- Land Rover recall: Electronic stability control (esc) Apr 10, 2015
- Land Rover recall: Wheels Feb 18, 2015
- Land Rover recall: Tires Oct 3, 2014
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.